Mad Dog Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 2014

Contact
17-19 Castle Street Cardiff, Cardiff, CF10 1BS, Wales
Description
Alexis Jones started up Mad Dog Brewing Co Ltd in October 2014 brewing from his kitchen at home. Closure of the brewery was imminent in early 2020, but later in the year the brewery was taken over whilst re-employing the former director as head brewer. Then located on a small industrial unit in Penperlleni.

In February 2022 we moved the brewery from our small unit in Penperlleni in to a larger, more dynamic space in the heart of Cardiff city centre. The move enables us to brew in larger quantities, and with the aid of some brand new equipment, hone in on our brewing processes to drive the quality of our beers forward!

In the same month, we opened our flagship taproom at the same venue as the brewery, meaning that we now have the perfect spot to deliver our beers at their freshest and tastiest!we are brewing on a modest 6bbl kit with 6 fermentation vessels. With Alexis leading the brew exploration, the team remains small and close knit each pitching in to help the other.

Mad Dog Brewery strives to produce an eclectic range of top quality, exciting beers from sour pales to hefty imperial stouts and everything in between. Utilising our fantastic Welsh water and the very best ingredients, we are able to
produce beers of outstanding quality to satisfy even the most adventurous and inquisitive beer aficionado.

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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask @ The Salopian Bar, Shrewsbury. Pours gold with a small white head. Aroma brings light peachy fruit, malts. Taste is biscuity malt with smooth mango fruits and light citrus. Lovely stuff.

Tried from Cask on 01 Sep 2016 at 14:26


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

bottle bbe 6/17 quasi scura riflessi rubino buona schiuma piuttosto persistente leggero caffe tostaure pompelmo filo erbaceo buon amaro discreta secchezza finale agrumato filo fondo caffe

Tried from Bottle on 30 Aug 2016 at 17:10




6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

16th August 2016
Level 42 Bottleshare. Thanks to Danny. Clear amber beer, thin tan head. Palate is airy, dry and has decent fine carbonation. Dry and bitterish dark malts, thin. Dry dark chocolate. Light and bitter floralness. Sorachi? A bare whisper. Light dry finish. It’s okay but there are many many better about.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2016 at 10:47


4.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; hazy amber pour with a tiny translucent head, aroma has some vegetation and citrus, taste has some butter, light citrus, zero carbs, very disappointing.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2016 at 14:06


5

Tried on 20 Aug 2016 at 22:04


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; pitch black pour with a tidy magnolia head, aroma has citrus and underlying chocolate, taste has that distinctive sorachi action, along with chocolate, some lemon, daim bar sweet caramel.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2016 at 12:46


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle at level 42, thanks to Daniel. It pours darkest brown with a small white head. The aroma is soft, sweet, earthy roast, dirt, fudge and toffee. The taste is soft, sweet, crisp lemon, grassy, slightly vegetal, twig, leather, dirt, ashy roast and dirt with a dry,earthy finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. A fairly basic black IPA. Fair.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2016 at 15:02


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle shared on Level 42 15/08/2016. Many thanks to Paul for this one. Aroma is earthy dirty, smokey, dirty grains, smoke. Flavour is composed nice sorachi coconut, citrus dirty brown grains. Murky brown coloured pour with a loose dirty tan head. Palate is semi sweet, woody. Moderate carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Aug 2016 at 14:48